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Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
The CDU-CSU chancellery candidate Armin Lashet casts his ballot in Aachen. Germans vote in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage. IMAGES
Thierry Mariani, the former Republican and current leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (ed: National gathering) party in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region, votes in Avignon for the first round of regional and departmental elections. IMAGES
Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez casts his vote in the regional elections of Madrid Community. IMAGES
European People's Party Group leader (EPP) and European Commission President candidate Manfred Weber casts his ballot in the European parliamentary elections. IMAGES
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